We are aware of the growing interest in how educators can use mobile technologies in pedagogically sound and innovative ways. In particular, we appreciate the urgent need to better understand how to design learning experiences that most effectively utilise mobile devices.

Our project is a collaboration between the University of Hull (UK) and the University of Technology, Sydney (Australia). Informed by our previous work (e.g. Burden et al., 2013; Kearney et al., 2012), we have prepared a world-wide survey to help us understand how teachers at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of Education are currently using mobile technologies. We will be happy to share the survey results with colleagues.

Our findings will guide the production of resources and materials that will become part of an educator e-toolkit. Teachers will be able to use this e-toolkit to develop learning activities specifically related to the use of mobile devices like the iPad and then evaluate the impact of these activities on student learning.

We would like to invite you to assist us by completing the survey via:

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Stephen Abram is a librarian and principal with Lighthouse Consulting Inc., and executive director of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries. He blogs on library strategies for direction, marketing, technology and user alignment.